Overview
Kharkiv, the 1930s. The heyday of Ukrainian art. Ambitious young poet Vladimir Akimov happily settles in at the new luxury "Slovo" House built specifically for artists. He comes from the provinces and works as a proof-reader in a printing press, and has never even dreamed of living under one roof with prominent Ukrainian writers and artists. He thinks his own poetry is genius, but nobody takes his literary efforts seriously, not to mention the occasional chuckles over his epigone poems. But fate smiles at him. The head of the political intelligence agency suggests that he become the author of a play written earlier. Akimov agrees, signing a non- disclosure note. The poet has no idea what price he will pay for this success. “‘Slovo’ House” is a story about a generation of Ukrainian artists persecuted by the totalitarian system, unfolding against the backdrop of one of the largest genocides of the 20th century: the Holodomor, which caused the death of almost 7 million people.
Director and cast
- Dmytro Oliinyk as Volodymyr Akimov
- Viacheslav Dovzhenko as Mykola Khvylovyi
- Nina Naboka as Aunty Varia
- Maryna Koshkina as Halia
- Valeriia Khodos as Raisa Troianker
- Yurii Odynokyi as Merer, NKVD officer
- Andrii Mai as Volodymyr Sosiura
- Yuliia Chepurko as Mariia Sosiura
- Kostiantyn Temliak as Pavlo Tychyna
- Hennadii Popenko as Mykhailo Semenko
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